Course Description

Toddler Tunes (ages 18 mo. to 3 years old)
30 minutes weekly
A joyful first music experience. Tots and parents share in a music-making program of rhythms, finger plays, active movement games, keyboard exploration and singing.
Music in Me & More Music In Me (ages 3 - 4)
2 - 16 week programs, 45 minutes weekly
Music in Me is a dynamic readiness program for young children with emphasis on ear training, solfege singing, movement, keyboard activities, pitch and rhythm awareness. Creativity is stressed. Parent involvement in class and at home.
Harmony Road (ages 41/2 - 6)
A 2-year program, 55 minutes weekly
The Harmony Road course is carefully constructed for children to learn the basic building blocks of music. Emphasis is on ear training, solfege singing, keyboard playing, ensemble and rhythm activities, movement and music creativity. This exceptional course gives the student "inner hearing", which makes transposing, improvisation and composing easily accessible in their musical studies. Parent involvement in class and at home.
The Young Musician (ages 6 - 7)
A two year program, 55 minutes weekly
The Young Musician course introduces beginning students to keyboard performance and note reading in a holistic program, including the organized development of pitch, rhythm, solfege singing, keyboard and movement activities. Parent involvement in class and at home.
Keyboard Prep (ages 8 - 10)
A 11/2 year program, 55 minutes weekly
The Keyboard Prep course is designed for children ages 8 through 10 who are studying music for the first time. This motivating program develops the student's basic musicianship skills through ear training, solfege singing, keyboard performance and writing music. Parent involvement encouraged.

Keyboard Musician (advanced course)
A 2-year program, 55 minutes weekly
The Keyboard Musician course is for students who have completed Harmony Road Book 4, Young Musician Book 4 or Keyboard Prep Book 3. Students continue to develop performance skills through the study of varied repertoire styles, technical studies, sight-reading songs and three and four part ensembles. Ear trainings expanded to include dictation, recognition of tonal centers and chord progressions. Transposing becomes an easily accessible activity. Students learn to accompany themselves while singing solfege. Two part singing and artistic repertoire encourage expressive musicianship. Harmonic training develops an understanding of accompaniment styles. Students are given step by step techniques to develop their own creativity through music composition. In this program students become acquainted with major composers and their place in music history. Parent involvement encouraged.

 

Harmony Road Music Course

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